Had yet another gig plagued by feedback problems last night.
We're currently using a really nice Allen and Heath desk and we use in ear monitoring so there is no monitor spill causing problems so I think the culprit is either something about the way we've got things set up, or the PA which is an HK Lucas that looks something like this:
We tried using a feedback destroyer we borrowed last night, but it made no difference.
In big open rooms it's a bit of a problem, but in a pub we can't get the vocals over the drums without it screaming and howling.
We're at the point where we're considering buying a whole new PA, but I don't know that it's going to fix the problem.
So what I'd really like is someone who knows a bit about PA who is local to Suffolk to come to a gig and give us a hand trying to track down the problem. If we could borrow a pair of powered speakers so we can see if it's our PA that's the problem it would be even better. I'd be happy to pay a share of our gig fee (about £40-50) to anyone who would lend a hand.
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Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
We always get them as far forward as we can
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
Eqd Speaker Cranker clone
Monte Allums TR-2 Plus mod kit
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Eqd Speaker Cranker clone
Monte Allums TR-2 Plus mod kit
Trading feedback: http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/60602/
As others have said vocal compressor needs looked at
Notching out the offending frequency on a master EQ also works
One thing to watch is bounce from the back wall again that has caused me some issues in the past
I have to say the best thing about the line 6 desk is that the realtime EQ shows exactly where the feedback spike is and makes it a doddle to notch out